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@@¨¨¨¨@@@¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨@@@@¨
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE  IN THE LAND  ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@@¨¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨@@@@@¨¨ ~ ~ ~  ~ BEYOND  THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~  ~ ~ @@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@¨¨@@@¨¨@ ~  IT WAS BUILT IN  THE  LATE SIXTIES. ~ @@¨¨@@@@@@
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ ~  ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO  US THEN. ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨@@@@@
¨¨@@¨¨¨@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@@¨¨@@@@
¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ @@@¨¨¨¨@@¨
@@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY  WERE  VERY  MANIPULATIVE,  AND  WE @@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨@@¨¨@@@@@ CAME TO  TRUST THEM. ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US @¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨ KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT  THE  WATER EVEN ¨¨@@@@¨¨¨¨
@@@@@¨¨@¨¨ THOUGH  WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨@@¨¨@@@
@@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~  SOMETIMES  THE  SLUICE WOULD  CLOSE @@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
@@@¨¨@@@@@ ENTIRELY,  AND  THE RIVER  AT  THE  DAMS @¨¨@@@@¨¨@
@@¨¨¨¨@@@¨ FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING  THE  ROCKY ¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨ WATER  GARDEN  THAT  HAD   BEEN   HIDDEN ¨@@¨¨¨¨@@¨
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE.  ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@@@@@ ~ ~  ~  ~  BEFORE THE DAM OPENED  AGAIN, @@@¨¨¨¨@@¨
@@¨¨@@@@@¨ THERE WOULD BE  A SIGNAL,  BUT THE ELVES @@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ WOULD MAKE US  NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨
@@@@¨¨@¨¨¨ WE WOULD FIND THE  WATER RISING, ALREADY @@@@@@¨¨¨¨
¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@@ AT OUR  KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ @@@@@¨¨@@¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
@@@¨¨@¨¨@@ ~ BY THEN THE  ELVES WOULD  BE  GONE.  ~ ¨@@¨¨@@@@@
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@@
@¨¨@@@@@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ @@@@@¨¨@@@
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